Day: June 7, 2019

Markets eke out gains in choppy trade; log weekly loss

8:07 pm June 7, 2019

Mumbai : Equity indices ticked higher in choppy trade Friday, propped up by select banking and finance stocks, even as the overall risk sentiment remained subdued owing to liquidity concerns in the NBFC space. After swinging over 400 points intra-day, the BSE Sensex settled 86.18 points, or 0.22 per cent, higher at 39,615.90. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 26.90 points, […]

Sunil Bohra buys rights of Ajith Pillai’s ‘Off The Record’

8:05 pm June 7, 2019

Mumbai: Producer Sunil Bohra has announced that he has bought the rights of Ajith Pillai’s book “Off The Record”, which is a collection of unpublished news stories that the author covered during his journalism career. In the book, which has an introduction by late journalist Vinod Mehta, the author has included unpublished stories about some of the most prominent events that occurred in the history of […]

How to create viral YouTube ads decoded

6:27 pm June 7, 2019

Los Angeles: In order to create viral Youtube ads, brands should arouse strong emotion, keep ads to a moderate length of 1 to 1.5 minutes, and use authentic characters, according to a study. To arouse emotions, a brand should create an ad with a captivating plot, a surprising ending, and authentic characters, said researchers from the University […]

Nothing to do with controversy over Dhoni's gloves: Army

Sports fraternity supports Dhoni in glove controversy

6:19 pm June 7, 2019

New Delhi: The sports fraternity Friday came out in support of Mahendra Singh Dhoni for wearing the dagger insignia on his wicket-keeping gloves during India’s World Cup game against South Africa, with Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju urging the BCCI to resolve the issue. During the match in Southampton on Wednesday, Dhoni’s green keeping gloves had a dagger logo embossed, which looked more like an Army insignia. While his gesture […]

Markets eke out gains in choppy trade; log weekly loss

6:10 pm June 7, 2019

Mumbai: Equity indices ticked higher in choppy trade Friday, propped up by select banking and finance stocks, even as the overall risk sentiment remained subdued owing to liquidity concerns in the NBFC space. After swinging over 400 points intra-day, the BSE Sensex settled 86.18 points, or 0.22 per cent, higher at 39,615.90. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 26.90 points, or […]